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Builders Relieved as RBA Holds Fire on More Rate Rises
Business
Wednesday April 5 2023

Builders Relieved as RBA Holds Fire on More Rate Rises

Builders across Australia are breathing a sigh of relief as the nation’s central bank has hit pause on further interest rate rises for now.

The End of JobKeeper – What are the Implications?
Business
Thursday April 15 2021

The End of JobKeeper – What are the Implications?

Many readers will be aware about the end of the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme in Australia.

Practical Steps to get our Economy Going
Urban Planning
Thursday October 1 2020

Practical Steps to get our Economy Going

When COVID-19 hit our shores in earnest back in early March 2020, the CBD business community was ahead of Government.

Australian Economy Will Not Recover Until 2022
Business
Tuesday September 29 2020

Australian Economy Will Not Recover Until 2022

Australia’s economy will not recover to pre-COVID levels until 2022, a leading economist says.

Recession demands Leadership to Drive the Economy
Zoning
Friday September 4 2020

Recession demands Leadership to Drive the Economy

The economic data published yesterday is a wake-up call for the NSW Planning System. A 7% decline in GDP is not just an economic recession, it’s...

COVID Wipes $2.699 Billion from Construction Economic Contribution
Business
Wednesday September 2 2020

COVID Wipes $2.699 Billion from Construction Economic Contribution

Almost $2.7 billion has been wiped from the construction sector’s contribution toward Australia’s economic output, the latest data shows.

Construction Workers are more than Essential
Business
Wednesday June 3 2020

Construction Workers are more than Essential

As Australia continues to grapple with one of the century’s greatest health and economic crises concomitantly, our leaders are now faced with the thankless task of...

Virgin, Loss and the ‘Experience Economy’
Urban Planning
Friday May 15 2020

Virgin, Loss and the ‘Experience Economy’

What if the “Experience Economy’ was better than the ‘'Cheap flights economy’'?

It’s the Economy, Stupid
Business
Wednesday May 6 2020

It’s the Economy, Stupid

“It's the economy, Stupid” is a phrase that was coined by campaign strategist James Carville during Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign, but it is true today as...

Business
14 Sep, 2018
Unemployment Rate Steady at 5.3% in August

Employment growth in August was twice as high as expected, keeping the nations' unemployment rate steady at 5.3 per cent for the second month in a...

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Business
23 Aug, 2018
Construction up 1.6% in Latest Quarter

Construction work done across Australia rose by 1.6 per cent in the June quarter.

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Mining
21 Aug, 2018
WA Primed for $2 Trillion Lithium Bonanza

Western Australia has a chance to get a huge slice of the fast-growing global lithium battery market if it sets up a processing sector, a lobby...

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Business
10 Aug, 2018
NZ Reserve Bank May Hold Rate Until 2020

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand says it might not move the official cash rate for more than two years as it adds to voices pointing...

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Business
9 Aug, 2018
RBA Upbeat But in no Hurry for Rate Hike

The "best course" of action for the Reserve Bank of Australia is for the cash rate to stay at record lows for the time being, RBA...

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Business
31 Jul, 2018
Victoria Bests NSW as Top Performing Economy

More people and new homes have helped Victoria edge past NSW as the nation's top performing economy, a new report shows.

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Residential
24 Jul, 2018
Housing 'Credit Crunch' Hightens Risk

Rising global interest rates and tighter bank lending risk triggering a "mini-credit crunch" that could send Australia's house prices, a new report warns.

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Residential
20 Jun, 2018
Declining House Prices Have Further to Fall

Economists are warning of further house price falls but are confident this won't derail the economy more broadly although it may delay an official interest rate...

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Business
20 Jun, 2018
NSW Budget Surplus Comes in at $3.9b

The NSW treasurer has revealed a $3.9 billion budget surplus and promised to use "the Holy Grail of numbers" to relieve cost-of-living pressures across the state.

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